Lewis Hamilton overtakes Nigel Mansell

Lewis Hamilton re-established the hierarchy seen in free practice during the United States Grand Prix last night. Beaten in qualifying by his teammate at Mercedes Nico Rosberg, the Briton, praised the work of his team. “The team did a fantastic job. We managed to correct the various qualification issues (where the 2008 World Champion was slowed down by his brakes), and I was able to attack as much as I could in the race. »

Having passed Nico Rosberg in an authoritative manner on the 24th lap, Hamilton admitted to having correctly estimated the potential risks. “The circuit allows such maneuvers, but you always have to judge well and I was confident about my success. Once I had overtaken, I mainly had to manage the race. » This tenth victory of the season, the 32nd of his career, allows the Briton to overtake a certain Nigel Mansell, world champion in 1992 with Williams, who until now remained His Majesty's most victorious subject in Grand Prix. In the event of a world coronation in Abu Dhabi, his 24 points lead does not allow him to be crowned this Sunday in Brazil in the event of victory and Rosberg abandoning under the rule of double points during the final, Hamilton would overtake the famous mustachioed man in the number of titles.

Find the full report of the United States Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Austin, in issue 1985 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version and on newsstands from Wednesday.